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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department has adapted to the dynamic landscape of student enrolment. This has been particularly effective in the context of the pace and volume of newly arrived students fleeing the war in Ukraine and the ongoing increase in students, who require EAL supports to fully access the curriculum. The Department has prioritised enhancing English as an Additional Language (EAL) support,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The sraitheanna pictiúr, or picture sequences, are a component of the common Irish Oral test for Higher Level and Ordinary Level candidates, with the Oral test accounting for 40% of the overall marks for Leaving Cert Irish. In response to issues highlighted in National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta Gaelscolaíochta (COGG)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter the department’s pipeline for a project under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide 4 classroom Special Education Needs base, 2 Special Education Tuition rooms, 1 music room, 1 science laboratory and preparation area, 2 technology rooms and 1 preparation area, a general purpose hall and a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: My department provides each of the sixteen Education and Training Boards (ETBs) with an administrative staffing allocation to support its schools, colleges, head office and other centres of education. In providing these supports, it is the responsibility of each ETB to recruit and manage staffing levels within this allocation and to deploy staff to specific roles in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: Is togra de chuid na Roinne Oideachais i dTuaisceart Éireann é Clár RAISE i dTuaisceart Éireann. Tá sé deartha le tacú le cur i bhfeidhm na gcinntí agus na moltaí a bhaineann le míbhuntáiste oideachais atá sa tuarascáil "A Fair Start (Tús Cothrom)" a d'ullmhaigh Painéal Saineolaithe i dTuaisceart Éireann agus a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: Is togra de chuid na Roinne Oideachais i dTuaisceart Éireann é Clár RAISE i dTuaisceart Éireann. Tá sé deartha le tacú le cur i bhfeidhm na gcinntí agus na moltaí a bhaineann le míbhuntáiste oideachais atá sa tuarascáil "A Fair Start (Tús Cothrom)" a d'ullmhaigh Painéal Saineolaithe i dTuaisceart Éireann agus a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The Project referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter my Department’s pipeline of school buildings under the Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for the provision of 3 Classroom Special Education Needs Base. This project has been devolved to the delivery body Limerick Clare ETB. In Q2 ,2023 upon completion of a Stage 1 review, combined comments issued to Limerick...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy, is as follows, at the end of December 2023, 30 staff were on career break, with 4 more than 5 years. Where staff are more than 5 years, my department engages with them to determine if they are returning or resigning. Grade Number on Career Break Clerical Officer 8 Executive Officer ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: There are two options for PE at Senior Cycle – Leaving Certificate Physical Education (LCPE), which is an examinable subject and the Senior Cycle Physical Education (SCPE) framework which is non-examinable. The Senior Cycle Physical Education (SCPE) non-examination framework provides a flexible planning tool for physical education for all students in senior cycle. Oide, the new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: Under the February 2022 agreement the implementation of revised salary and annual leave entitlements for school secretaries is now fully operational, and lessons learned from that process are now playing a key role in the drafting and implementation of a similar deal to be offered to grant funded school caretakers. The Department committed, as part of the agreement, to ensuring that school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that following consultation with the school and the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) a traditional building project for two Special education classrooms was approved in 2021 for the school in question under the Additional Schools' Accommodation (ASA) scheme. The purpose of the Additional Schools' Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Civil Service (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The National Shared Services Office (NSSO) manage leave of absences including career breaks on behalf of my department. It is the responsibility of any civil servant whose career break is coming to an end to make contact with the NSSO who in turn contact my department’s HR Unit. Where the employee has indicated that they are available to return to work, HR Unit engages with them...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the project referred has been devolved for delivery to Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB). The project is at Stage 2b of the architectural planning process. The Stage 2b report has been received and reviewed in my Department. LMETB responded to comments issued following receipt of the report, and as for all capital projects of this nature is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing arrangements include a provision whereby schools experiencing rapid increases in enrolment can apply for additional permanent mainstream posts, using projected enrolment....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The Deputy has received a reply on 04th November in relation to the query outlined.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: I refer to Deputy McGrath's question on the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS). NEPS is the psychological service of the Department of Education and provides educational psychology support to all primary, post-primary, and special schools. NEPS is a schools-based service and each NEPS psychologist is assigned to a group of schools. NEPS provides access for all schools to:...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the area. In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. This family has been in contact with Tusla Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm that the salary of the teacher referred to been reviewed. The teacher has moved to the appropriate point on the scale and has been contacted directly by Payroll staff. Any arrears of salary due will be issued with salary on 21st November 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...